# Ameca vs Tesla Optimus in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

| Attribute | [Ameca](/consumer/models/engineered-arts-ameca) | [Tesla Optimus](/consumer/models/tesla-optimus) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [Engineered Arts](/companies/engineered-arts) | [Tesla](/companies/tesla) |
| **Form factor** | humanoid | humanoid |
| **Maturity** | commercial | pilot |
| **Availability** | shipping | announced |
| **Price** | $250,000 (actual sale price) | $20,000-$30,000 (manufacturer target) |
| **Capability claims** | — | — |
| **Brain** | — | [Tesla FSD-Bot](/brains/tesla-fsd-bot) (foundation-model); [Grok (xAI)](/brains/grok) (foundation-model) |
| **Verified deployments** | 2: [Computer History Museum](/companies/computer-history-museum), [Museum of the Future](/companies/museum-of-the-future) | 2: [Tesla](/companies/tesla), [Tesla](/companies/tesla) |
| **Privacy practices** | — | — |
| **Sources on file** | 11 | 21 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/engineered-arts-ameca-vs-tesla-optimus_

## Common questions

### What is the difference between Ameca and Tesla Optimus?

Ameca and Tesla Optimus are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.

### Which is cheaper, Ameca or Tesla Optimus?

Tesla Optimus has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Ameca. Prices are sourced; see each record for whether the figure is a manufacturer target, an estimate, or an actual sale price.

### Which has more verified deployments, Ameca or Tesla Optimus?

Ameca and Tesla Optimus each have 2 verified deployments on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).


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